Seven Days by Alex Lake

Seven Days

Alex Lake

420 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction thriller dark emotional tense fast-paced
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Seven Days by Alex Lake is ideal for readers who crave heart-pounding psychological suspense that explores the resilience of a mother's love against insurmountable, time-driven horrors.

Description

In seven days, Maggie’s son, Max, turns three. But she’s not planning a party or buying presents or updating his baby book. She’s dreading it. Because in her world, third birthdays are the days on which the unthinkable happens… she loses her child...

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Community Reviews

4.2
based on 502 reviews

Moods

dark: 96%

tense: 95%

emotional: 52%

sad: 48%

mysterious: 46%

challenging: 33%

hopeful: 15%

adventurous: 4%

reflective: 2%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

65% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
5% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

36% of readers chose Plot
47% of readers chose A mix
16% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

55% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

23% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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